Of course the alcohol boils off before the water so you're actually diluting the
stuff.
Call yourself hard ;)
Nick
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From: Cotty[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 24/02/04 15:17:50
Dahhh. You're all a bunch of wusses. I take a glass, boil the rest of the
On 26/2/04, SNAKESKIN disgorged:
Maybe you can convince me to make the trip across the pond during GFMtn...
You better believe it!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi,
I would suggest a West London venue, perhaps starting at the pubs by Hammersmith
Bridge and heading west along the river. Especially on a late spring
or early summer evening.
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Cheers,
Bob
Monday, February 23, 2004, 10:12:14 PM, Cotty wrote:
On 23/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Hi,
A question for the well-informed: how comes that in Edinburgh
the price for a bottle of Lagavulin 16 years was roughly 6 times
the price here? Do they produce a different export version?
absurd tax rates.
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Cheers,
Bob
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:17 PM
On 24/2/04, CESAR AND HIS AMAZING SNAKESKINS disgorged:
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:00 AM
On 23/2/04, [EMAIL
On 23/2/04, STAN's ULCER disgorged:
I did just read the User's Manual and found the following:
To help awaken the bouquet of Laphroaig whisky and bring
out the aromatics, add a few drops of water. Hold your glass
towards the light and observe how the water swirls in the
golden liquid. Nose the
On 23/2/04, STAN THE POET disgorged:
Laphroaig anyone? In honor of this thread I have opened a
bottle which I am sipping neat, of course. The only water in
my Whisky are the tears I shed as this golden sunshine warms
my frozen heart...
violins
Where's my hanky? :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
Cotty,
Will you have recovered from GFMtn by then?
Hmmm, maybe I can take the trip over for this one... Looks like I will not
be able to make it across the pond before then.
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24,
It is the Irish in me. Which is more evident when I have
Scotch in me.
Cheers!
stan
Cotty wrote:
On 23/2/04, STAN THE POET disgorged:
Laphroaig anyone? In honor of this thread I have opened a
bottle which I am sipping neat, of course. The only water in
my Whisky are the tears I shed as
This sounds like a recipe for disaster, whisky and high performance
automobiles...
At 02:11 AM 2/24/04, you wrote:
John Forbes a écrit:
We could, except that mine's an Alfa Romeo, and it is already too well
known to the speed cameras.
Pentax, Alfa-Romeo and Lagavulin, I agree
I drink to
I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of
Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that
the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not
universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of
a small quantity
Steven Desjardins opined:
You know, whenever I go to the UK I usually beer at every meal (just
for cultural reasons) and I've never really found it to be warm. It's
usually cold, just not ice cold like they tend to serve it in the US.
As any good barman (barperson? bartender?) will tell
Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of
Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that
the idea of drinking
Hi,
Monday, February 23, 2004, 5:44:37 PM, Steve wrote:
You know, whenever I go to the UK I usually beer at every meal (just
for cultural reasons) and I've never really found it to be warm. It's
usually cold, just not ice cold like they tend to serve it in the US.
last week, partly out of
It's all a matter of the temperature of the liquid.
Once whatever liquid there is warms up to room temp, you can't tell if
the water came from an ice cube or a splash from the tap. . .
keith
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Adding a little water (about half the volume of the whiskey) seems, for some
our beers are weak and taste
pretty much the same.
Bill
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From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
I have to disagree
But, Ben Lomond (and nearby Loch Lomond) is beautiful in it's own way,
and the Scots recognized early on that similarity to some places back
home. Today they do have some nice pub-style bar/lounges here and
there, and some fine, down to earth individuals, just like they do back home.
keith whaley
On 23/2/04, STEVE OF THE GARDENS disgorged:
You know, whenever I go to the UK I usually beer at every meal (just
for cultural reasons) and I've never really found it to be warm. It's
usually cold, just not ice cold like they tend to serve it in the US.
Depends. Lager is usually served pretty
On 23/2/04, FORBES, JOHN disgorged:
Sometimes you will get beer in wooden casks, kept in the bar or just
outside it. These beers will obviously be at room temperature. This
treatment is usually reserved for the best beers, like Fullers ESB in my
neck of the woods, although it is generally
An Islay (Lagavulin) is just a wee bit intense for me.
I'll have a Dalwhinnie or maybe an Oban, if you please.
Or, if you still have that bottle of 18-year-old Glenmorangie hidden
under the counter, a dash of that, please! g
keith whaley
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Monday, February 23, 2004, 5:44:37
O! I like Glenmorangie, and also Springbank 21 or 25.
Yu!
Keith Whaley wrote:
An Islay (Lagavulin) is just a wee bit intense for me.
I'll have a Dalwhinnie or maybe an Oban, if you please.
Or, if you still have that bottle of 18-year-old Glenmorangie hidden
under the counter,
Hi,
I can see we're going to have to meet up for a drink sometime! You in Bob?
there's clearly a need for a research plan. We will have to identify
a statistically significant number of pubs in reasonable proximity,
serving different types of fine beers, and carry out a large-scale
consumer
All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or Bourbon once
in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my manhood. Can I just stick
my hand in a fire or something instead?
--
Steve Jolly wrote:
I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of
Glenmorangie is great among the smoother ones, but usually I prefer
Lagavulin.
DagT
På 23. feb. 2004 kl. 20.51 skrev Shel Belinkoff:
O! I like Glenmorangie, and also Springbank 21 or 25.
Yu!
Keith Whaley wrote:
An Islay (Lagavulin) is just a wee bit intense for me.
I'll have a
I'm an Islay fan, too. Bowmore in my case.
For those planning a trip to Scotland, you need to practice how to drink,
if you are to establish any credibility.
First, you down your pint of heavy (bitter) in one long draught, then
chase it down with a glass of whisky, again in one gulp. This is
That's fine. If everybody liked it, there wouldn't be enough to go round.
John
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:37:50 -0500, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or
Bourbon once in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my
manhood.
I never say no - to a drink.
John
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:31:21 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 23/2/04, FORBES, JOHN disgorged:
Sometimes you will get beer in wooden casks, kept in the bar or just
outside it. These beers will obviously be at room temperature. This
treatment is
I have to agree about ESB. It's just too strong for me nowadays, so I
stick to London Pride if I'm drinking Fullers - which I usually do as I'm
only a mile from the brewery.
John
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:29:27 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 23/2/04, STEVE OF THE GARDENS disgorged:
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll drink to that. Mini PDML in a London Pub? Any other
partakers?
If I can take a cheap flight and spend this way a Saturday
night, why not?
:-)
Gianfranco
(the flight better be veeery cheap, tho)
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To read is to travel without all the hassles of
I'll take that as a compliment!
John
PS: I hope one day to get onto the subject of photography.
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:16:01 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Forbes, you're so fulla shite! My kinda guy.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi,
I never say no - to a drink.
we could drive from pub to pub in our classic English sports cars,
drinking warm beer washed down with single malt, and throwing the empties
at the speed cameras.
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Cheers,
Bob
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll drink to that. Mini PDML in a London Pub? Any other
partakers?
If I can take a cheap flight and spend this way a Saturday
night, why not?
:-)
Gianfranco
You serious??
Two to crash please Bob :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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Cotty wrote:
Aside from Wychwood's finest, any visitor here can expect Fuller's London
Pride. I dranl the4 E.S.B. as a lad, but I can't now - just too much!
Have you tried Golden Pride? Jack Frost also has a fair kick to it...
IMO the finest Fuller's beer by far is their London Porter - well
We could, except that mine's an Alfa Romeo, and it is already too well
known to the speed cameras.
John
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:09:55 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I never say no - to a drink.
we could drive from pub to pub in our classic English sports cars,
drinking warm beer
I'm only in London half the time right now, but if you happen to hit the
right half then I'd be interested. (Well, I'd be interested anyway but
you know what I mean...) Late May (as suggested by Keith elsewhere)
would probably be good.
If you want suggestions, I know a number of good
I'd go with that - Lagavulin, Talisker, or Ardberg for me. Neat or with just a drop of
water.
In fact guess what I'm about to do!
Nick
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From: Dag T[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23/02/04 20:45:34
Subject: Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast
there's a place in the Catksills that i stop by at least a couple of times a
summer that usually has 240 stocked.
Herb
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From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good
Sounds like a pub crawl to me...
stan
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
I can see we're going to have to meet up for a drink sometime! You in Bob?
there's clearly a need for a research plan. We will have to identify
a statistically significant number of pubs in reasonable proximity,
serving different types
I'm rather fond of an ocassional straight up Maker's Mark, myself.
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From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 11:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
Knob Creek, a small batch bourbon, does
No, you'll have to ye Haggis.
At 03:37 PM 2/23/04, you wrote:
All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or Bourbon
once in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my manhood. Can I
just stick my hand in a fire or something instead?
--
Steve Jolly wrote:
I have to
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